Perimeter ramp accident claims life

A woman was killed in a car accident at the entrance ramp to the Athens Perimeter near Epps Bridge Parkway Wednesday afternoon, police said.

The woman's name was not released Wednesday evening because her family had not yet been notified of her death.

She was a passenger in a vehicle that crossed the median and was hit in the passenger door by another vehicle, according to Georgia State Patrol reports. Three other people were injured and taken to St. Mary's Hospital.

The accident occurred just before 2:30 p.m. at the entrance ramp leading north on the perimeter, and a portion of Georgia Highway 316 was closed while the state patrol investigated the accident, said Lt. Jimmy Williams of the Oconee County Sheriff's Office.